Now if we can only get that 60 seat Senate majority.
frenchrangoon
Does it say that it isn’t counted because it’s not election day?
bklipfel
Isn’t it great to be excited about the outcome of a presidential election instead of dreading it? Truly it’s exciting, energizing and it feels like things are going to change for the better.
Now I just have to remember to bring plenty of books to keep my kid occupied in the voting line.
I just had the weirdest feeling as I was reading and scrolling through southerngirl’s list above.
Do you remember the climactic scene in “War Games” where the computer spits out scenario after scenario up on the screen as it “learns” that there can be no winner in a global thermonuclear war? I had the same anxious, breath-holding feeling in my chest as her list of predictions scrolled by that the movie invoked. It was, quite honestly, a little scary. I can only keep hoping that the end result in life is as positive as the movie’s happy ending!
I dropped off my absentee ballot here in CA on Saturday, so I didn’t get the satisfaction of seeing my choices on the screen like that, but it did feel good to finally get to DO something about the election. Of course, I’m just as worried about the outcome of Prop 8 as I am about the Presidential election. I’m loudly ensconced in the NO camp, which I wrote about this weekend, but I am incredibly uncertain about how it will actually play out.
http://www.blessourhearts.blogspot.com Ms. Moon
I early-voted here in Florida last week. I felt like it was one of the most historic moments I’d ever participated in in my entire life.
I swear. If Obama (no, WHEN) Obama gets elected, I just might go out and buy an American flag and then actually fly it.
This would be the first time in my entire life I’ve EVER had that desire.
I will feel proud, finally, to be an American. Don’t get me wrong. I loved JImmy Carter, I loved Bill Clinton, but this- this is special and it says that as a nation, we may finally be growing up.
http://charlemagne.tumblr.com candybeans
Just please check up on your provisional vote. Most states have laws where they can throw out provisional votes if they want–it’s their last priority in vote counting. Might be different when it’s in the context of early voting and not provisional ballots on election day, but i’d recommend checking up on it anyhow. volunteering with Election Protection has made me paranoid.
I think it’s great that you voted… but really, voting straight party? Do all of those candidates really stand for what you want to accomplish? I think that’s just as irresponsible as not voting. Sorry if that’s not popular.
I agree BridgeRunner a straight party ticket always makes me wonder about people. I think balance is only found when you have both parties working together, local, state, and national it doesn’t matter. You can say nothing gets done when you have both parties but way to much of one sides agenda gets done when you only have one.
I don’t truly think I will ever vote straight party, but hey maybe he really only likes democrats.
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@BridgeRunner & @efthompson, this year, I felt great about voting straight party. In years past, I’ve crossed party lines, but this year we got a 5-4 Dem majority on the county council and retained our U.S. Rep.
I hear you about getting stuff done. It’s too bad that W. only seems to have learned that in the face of the economic meltdown that’s happening.
